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а |
------ |
a [as in Italian]. |
|
б |
------ |
b |
|
в |
------ |
v |
|
г |
------ |
g |
|
д |
------ |
d |
|
(дь |
------ |
dy) |
|
е |
------ |
ye or e [e as in Italian] |
|
ж |
------ |
ž [s in leisure]. |
|
з |
------ |
z |
|
и, і |
------ |
as in Italian: but short. |
|
й |
------ |
y or ï. |
|
к |
------ |
k |
|
л |
------ |
l |
|
(ль |
------ |
l’) |
|
м |
------ |
m |
|
н |
------ |
n |
|
(нь |
------ |
ń) [ñ Spanish, or gn Italian]. |
|
о |
------ |
o [always short]. |
|
п |
------ |
p |
|
р |
------ |
r |
|
рь |
------ |
ŕ |
|
с |
------ |
s |
|
(сь |
------ |
ś) [s in sibilant]. |
|
(т |
------ |
t’) [ty in don't-yer know]. |
|
у |
------ |
u [as in Italian]. |
|
ф, θ |
------ |
f |
|
х |
------ |
kh [German ch]. |
|
ц |
------ |
ts |
|
ч |
------ |
č [ch in Church] |
|
ш |
------ |
š [sh in shall] |
|
щ |
------ |
šč [like shch in fresh-cheese] |
|
ь |
------ |
mute [when sounded in Old Russian = ə or e in German Rose |
|
ы |
------ |
y [i in will] |
|
ь |
------ |
[mute] |
|
ѣ |
------ |
ĕ [ye in yes] |
|
э |
------ |
e [e in ell] |
|
ю |
------ |
yu ['u' in 'use' but shorter] |